Hit by "direct fire" while operating with Peshmerga. Name not yet released. RIP Warrior.
Navy SEAL killed near Mosul
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The Navy SEAL who was killed in a coordinated attack by 100 ISIS fighters in Iraq has been identified.
Charles Keating was advising Kurdish Peshmerga troops in the town of Telskof, 18 miles north of Mosul, when a group of Islamic State militants stormed enemy lines with vehicles, suicide car bombs and bulldozers on Tuesday
He was hit by 'direct fire' during an attack by the jihadis Pentagon officials have described as 'coordinated and complex'.
It is the third death of a U.S. service member in Iraq since the U.S.-led coalition launched its campaign against IS militants in the summer of 2014.
Keating was 31 and serving with Navy Special Warfare Group 1, ST-1.
Fair winds and following seas Warrior.
Valhalla has you now.
~S~
Charles Keating was advising Kurdish Peshmerga troops in the town of Telskof, 18 miles north of Mosul, when a group of Islamic State militants stormed enemy lines with vehicles, suicide car bombs and bulldozers on Tuesday
He was hit by 'direct fire' during an attack by the jihadis Pentagon officials have described as 'coordinated and complex'.
It is the third death of a U.S. service member in Iraq since the U.S.-led coalition launched its campaign against IS militants in the summer of 2014.
Keating was 31 and serving with Navy Special Warfare Group 1, ST-1.
Fair winds and following seas Warrior.
Valhalla has you now.
~S~
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Fair winds and following seas, Sailor. Thank you for all your sacrifice.
policemedic
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RIP, warrior.
Scubadew
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RIP, SEAL
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Rest In God's Own Peace, SEAL. Prayers out.
Every life we lose over there is worth 10,000 of those bastards.
DocIllinois
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RIP, sailor. Thank you for your service.
Ares
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Never forgotten. Rest easy, SEAL.
For God and Country.
For God and Country.
Sad day for NSW. RIP warrior-until Valhalla
NathanRSF
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Rest in Peace.
My thoughts and prayers go out the family.
My thoughts and prayers go out the family.
More details on what happened: Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV gave life rescuing others - CNNPolitics.comETA pic of Keating.
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Rest in Peace
Blue skies. Until Valhalla.
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Forwarding...
"From Iraq:
Please tell everyone that Chuck saved a lot of lives today. The partner force fled and navy seals held the line. Chuck was leading the fight as always. He went unconscious with that big signature smile on his handsome face as always. Chuck was Full of Aloha, but was also a ferocious warrior who killed dozens of Da'esh today to save his brothers LLTB"
"From Iraq:
Please tell everyone that Chuck saved a lot of lives today. The partner force fled and navy seals held the line. Chuck was leading the fight as always. He went unconscious with that big signature smile on his handsome face as always. Chuck was Full of Aloha, but was also a ferocious warrior who killed dozens of Da'esh today to save his brothers LLTB"
RIP, Sailor!
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The Guardian is reporting that this was the firefight that got him killed.
Video shows Navy Seal's death was result of intense combat with Isis
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The Guardian is reporting that this was the firefight that got him killed.
Video shows Navy Seal's death was result of intense combat with Isis
RIP.
